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[Mr. W.H. Cleveland near Ruidosa Hot Springs]

Photograph of Mr. Cleveland taken near Ruidosa Hot Springs, standing center left in a Marfa desert landscape.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W.H. Cleveland and W.E. Love at the Petan Ranch ]

Photograph of W.H. Cleveland and W.E. Love sitting outside at the Petan Ranch. From left to right: W.E. Love and W.H. Cleveland. A small ranch structure made from adobe is in the background.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stock pen in Marfa near golf course]

Photograph of a stock pen on the way to a golf course near Marfa. The stock pen is in the center of the photograph and spans the length of the photograph. A small shadow of Johnny Gibbens can be seen in the far right hand corner of the stock pen.
Date: March 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marfa Improvements]

Photograph of Mrs. Charlie Henderson and Mrs. Roy H. Godbold examining the new litter containers placed along Highland Street in downtown Marfa in 1970. Two unknown workers in jumpsuits stand behind the two women, and a sanitation truck is in the background.
Date: 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disastrous Depression of the 1930's (open access)

Disastrous Depression of the 1930's

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Great Depression of the 1930s, specifically in Presidio County, Texas, with numerous interviews from farmers and ranchers of the Depression era.
Date: January 14, 1974
Creator: Roman, Hallie Rey
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Church History: Book 4 (open access)

Church History: Book 4

Journal written by Blanche Avant titled, "Church History, Book IV," about the history of the Episcopal church. The final pages of the journal contain recipes.
Date: April 5, 1902
Creator: Avant, Blanche
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Prude and Hood Store

Photograph of Fealon Vaun Christian and John Prude standing outside of the Prude and Hood General Store. This store was between Mansfield and Logansport, Louisiana. It had everything from lace to snuff tp licorice. It had a huge bar inside, and the store served people from miles around. A cotton gin was to the west side of the store (back and left) where everyone brought their cotton to be ginned. The stor had advertising signs across the front. This photo was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
Date: 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History